Educate 33 children with disabilities in Sri Lanka

GlobalGiving support helps us, E.A.S.E. Foundation provide a variety of much needed services to a vulnerable and marginalized group.  This was especially true during the natural disaster that Sri Lanka endured towards the end of last year.  A cyclone named “Ditwa” devastated a large area of Sri Lanka.  It affected only four of the E.A.S.E. families.  However, community outreach has always been an important part of our mission.  With help from family and friends we were able to provide a number of services.  Since schools were closed our staff gathered at our house and cooked meals for fifty families during the first week of the disaster.  We delivered the meals to the edge of the flood and a member of the recipient community would come in a boat to collect them. We also gave bags of dry essentials to a distribution center. Twenty families in the flooded areas got financial aid from us too, to help them replace some of the household goods they lost to the flood waters. 

While festivities and celebrations were somewhat muted last year, we did have a lowkey celebration for our students and their families where we also distributed bags of dry essentials. Acknowledging Christmas, we included a boxed cake in the bags.

A friend donated through GlobalGiving to fund a project she particularly wanted. Providing mosquito nets to the 35 EASE families. An important help since both Dengu and Chikingunya mosquitos have returned. Thank you, GlobalGiving team for releasing those funds expeditiously.

Parent/community education is an important part of our program. We conducted a workshop for parents. Medical Officers of Health (MOH) also requested a workshop so their professionals could become knowledgeable on disability, especially Autism related issues. 

Our heartfelt thanks to GlobalGiving for providing a user-friendly portal for donors.  Partnering with you has enabled us provide all these valued services to our community.